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ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

Gen. Takehiro Morita, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after an ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashed earlier in the day in the Pacific off Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a training flight, with the pilot rescued after ejecting before impact.

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ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashes in Pacific off east Japan

Gen. Takehiro Morita, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2025, after an ASDF F-2 fighter jet crashed earlier in the day in the Pacific off Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a training flight, with the pilot rescued after ejecting before impact.

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NATO chief in Japan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sits on an F-2 fighter jet during his visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya (far R, front), president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and other people attend a ceremony at the company's factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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ASDF jetfighter crashes on takeoff, injuring 2 crew members

NAGOYA, Japan - Shown is an Air Self-Defense Force F-2 support fighter at an Aichi prefectural airport in Nagoya on Oct. 31 after it crashed on takeoff and caught fire. Two crew members were slightly injured in the accident. The fighter had undergone a regular maintenance check and was set to take its first test flight following the maintenance.

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1st F-2 support fighter handed over to ASDF

NAGOYA, Japan - The Air Self-Defense Force received its first next-generation F-2 support fighter from its manufacturer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., in a ceremony on Sept. 25. The aircraft -- considered the most expensive fighter on record at a cost of about 12 billion yen per plane -- was handed over by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at the company's plant in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japan, Germany warplane drill

A Japanese F-2 fighter jet (L) and German Eurofighter jets fly over Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, during a joint exercise on Sept. 28, 2022.

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1st F-2 support fighter handed over to ASDF+

NAGOYA, Japan - The Air Self-Defense Force received its first next-generation F-2 support fighter from its manufacturer, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., in a ceremony on Sept. 25. The aircraft -- considered the most expensive fighter on record at a cost of about 12 billion yen per plane -- was handed over by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at the company's plant in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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ASDF jetfighter crashes on takeoff, injuring 2 crew members

NAGOYA, Japan - Shown is an Air Self-Defense Force F-2 support fighter at an Aichi prefectural airport in Nagoya on Oct. 31 after it crashed on takeoff and caught fire. Two crew members were slightly injured in the accident. The fighter had undergone a regular maintenance check and was set to take its first test flight following the maintenance. (Kyodo)

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States. (Kyodo)

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F-2 fighter final delivery ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya (far R, front), president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and other people attend a ceremony at the company's factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2011, marking the company's final delivery of the F-2 fighter plane to Japan's Defense Ministry. The fighter was jointly developed by Japan and the United States. (Kyodo)

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ASDF fighter jet moved by tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 14, 2011, shows an F-2 jet fighter of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force which was swept into a building by a tsunami at the ASDF Matsushima airbase in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The powerful tsunami struck the area on March 11 following a massive earthquake. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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Japanese fighter jet crash

File photo taken in April 2015 shows an F-2 Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighter jet at the Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The same type of aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan off the western Japan coast in Yamaguchi Prefecture during flight training on Feb. 20, 2019, with its two crew members rescued without sustaining significant injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo